Tilting bracket for containers



Jan. 23, 1951 N. MARTINSEN 2,539,094

TILTING BRACKET FOR CONTAINERS Filed May 10, .1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. N/KOLA/ MART/NSEN ATTORNEY N. MARTINSEN TILTING BRACKET FOR CONTAINERS Jan. 23, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 10, 1948 INVENTOR. All/(OLA! MAR T/NSEN fi M g ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 23, 1951 UN 1 T E!) S TAT E S PAT ENT OFFICE.

2,539,094 TILTING BRACKET FOR CONTAINERS Nikolai 'Martinsen, PaloA lto, Calif.

ApplicationMay 1.0, 1948, Serial No. 26,],02 reclaim (0.1. 248-439) This invention. relates to. tilting brackets. for supportin dispensing receptacles. such as, for example cans, bottles. casks and" other like cone tainers. More particularly this. invention. re.- lates to. a tilting Wall bracket. adapted to be attached to a vertical support, suchas a wall,. to normally support. a receptacle or container in an upright position for stora ev convenience. and. to support the receptacle or container when the bracket. and container are. tilted during pouring or dispensing operations.

The. principal object of this invention is. to provide a tilting; bracket for dispensingv receptacles which may. be rigidly attached to a verti cal support, such asa wall, tofacilitate the pouring or dispensing of contents. from a container ofthe type which has. a dispensing spout or mouth located adjacent the top thereof. It is contemplated that. a bracketconstructed in conformity with the invention. to be more fully described may be. advantageouslyusedin. garages, service stations, laboratories,laundries. and. other places where liquids (as. fo example, oil, kerosene, cleaning solvent, chemicals, distilled water. or liquid soap) are frequently dispensed from containers capable of manual handling.

Another object of this invention to,- provide a tilting bracket having its parts arranged to neatly fold into a compact package for-convem ient storage, and shipment.

Another object of this invention is to pro.- vide a tilting wall bracket.r for dispensing receptacles which may be. installed conveniently'in a hop or home by the user thereof to serve as a neat and, attractive storage place for receptacles.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tilting bracket havingadjust-ab.1ev means. to readily facilitate rapid attachment to or removal from containers.

Another obiect of this invention is to provide a tilting bracket having means adapted torigidly support containers ofvarying sizes, such asrectangular cans, or round bottles, or the like.

A further object. of this invention is toprovide a tiltin wall bracket.v for containers; which is. simple in. construction, inexpensive to. mantle facture, and which is easy,- toinstall Further objects of this: invention;- will become apparent upon the readingof the. following specification and referring to theaccompanyingdraw ings in which similarcharacters. of reference epre q r snqudinscarts.- n each at the. severalviews. I

Fig... 1 is; a perspective view orthebrack tw h a. dispensing-- receptacle tindicated in broken lines); supported therein.

Fig. 2, is atop plan view of; the, bracket. and receptacle therein supported in. pouring position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 31- 3.0f Fig. 2..

Fig. 4 is a side. elevational. view of the bracket andv container in upright position.

Fig. 5" is aside elevational view of the bracket havi g bottle o n mea s to support a bottle.

Fig. 6- is atop plan. View of the. bracket. and bottle holding means illustrated in Fig, 5.

' Fig, '7 is. a perspective. view of the bracket. in folded p sition...

Referring. now more. specifically to the draw ings. the tilting bracket comprises a pair of identical trackways, such as oppositely facin channel pieces 8 and. 9, held in rigid parallel spaced. re.- lationship. to one another by. upper and. lower transverse frame pieces H. and I2. which are. at! taehed at their respective ends to. the channel pieces. in any suitable manner, such as by welding, bolt-s, or the like, A substantiallyrectangularly-shaped receptacle supporting member. indicated generally at l3, having. marginal up wardly extending flanges. I4,. is provided. with a pair of ears. [.5 which depend below the bottom of the supporting member to support. track runners ['6 which may be rotatably mounted on pins. or axles [1 carried by said ears. The runners 1.6. are located on opposite sides of supporting member l3= adjacent the rear end. thereof and nestwithin the channel. openings of the channel pieces and; arranged for vertical slidable track movement. with n the said channel. pieces.

Each side of supportin member I3 is provided with a pair of apertures I8 through. which the hooked ends. IQ of V-shaped supporting rods or arms 2i may be pivotallyv attached, The sides of V-shaped supporting arms. 2| nearest the channel pieces. a are formed. with a. crimp 22 adapted to engage pivotallyhooks or eyelets. 23 of the frame supportin arms. 24. which, are in turn pivotally connected to the channel pieces. 8 and 9 by. means. of hooks 25 which are; pivotally connected to each. channel piece adjacent; the tops thereof.

An elongated rectangular can or container, such. as afive (.5) gallonkerosene can-,indicated generally at... 26. in the drawingsmayba securelybut removably. supported in the, receptacle sup; porting frame l3v by a. pair of identical clamping arms 21. The clamping arms 2.1 each comprise a. rod having: shock or eye. 29. which. hiveally en a e a me; provided. the. apex cf:

V-shaped supporting arm 2|. Each rcdtcarrijes lida ly a V-shaPfid: clamping; m mb r- L. inwardly? extending tops of. V-Shfil fid clamping This members 32 are bent downwardly as indicated at 33 to engage securely a top marginal head 34 of the can or container. Clamping arms 21 are preferably threaded to receive a thumb screw 35 or the like utilized to effect a clamping action of member 32 upon the bead 34 and the top of the container 26. The container 26 is adapted to nest within flanges M to prevent displacement of the bottom portion thereof relative to the bracket during tilting.

Referring more specifically to Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated how a container, such as a distilled water bottle 39, may be supported in a bracket of the type described above. In view of the fact that a receptacle, such as a bottle, does not have a flat top or marginal bead upon which the V-shaped clamping members 32 may act, I prefer to provide an annular band 36 arranged to fit around and upon the shoulder portion 31 of the bottle. This annular band serves as an engaging member. to which the clamping members 32 are connected.

In operation the bracket is rigidly affixed to a vertical support, such as a wall, by mean of screws or bolts 4!] which extend through holes 38 provided in transverse member H. The dispensing receptacle may be placed in and supported in upright position by support frame I3 and held firmly in position by clamping arms 2?. When it is desired to pour the contents from the receptacle, the operator need only manually pull the top of the receptacle toward him to the desired tilting or pouring position. The pivotal connection 22 and Z3 is substantially the axis about which the supporting member l3 tilts. It is apparent that when the container and frame therefor are tilted forwardly the bottom of the container and rear of the frame i3 move with runners I6 vertically upwardly along channel pieces 8 while simultaneously the forward end of supporting frame I 3 and top of the container are tipped downwardly. The downwardly inclined tilted position whereby the top of the container is below the horizontal is made possible by the depending ears !5 which carry the track engaging runners l6.

Referring to Fig. 3 it will be readily understood that because runners l5 depend below the bottom edge of support member !3 of the bracket the pouring spout of the receptacle in tilted position is lower than the bottom of the container, thereby insuring maximum pouring efficiency.

I have illustrated the various link connections between members 2|, 2 and 2'! as operating on a hook and eyelet principle, and although I do not confine myself to this particular manner of attachment, the hook and eyelet connections afford an advantage in that the several connections may be folded inwardly to form a compact package for purposes of shipment, and storage or the like (Fig. 7) Members 2! and pivota ly attached arms 25 and 21 may fold inwardly toward one another while support [3 folds upwardly toward said channel pieces to enclose said members and arms therebetween (Fig. 7)

Although I have described my invention in rather specific detail by way of example and illustration for purposes of clarity of understanding, it is understood that changes and modifications in design, use, installation and structure may be practiced within the spirit of the invention and the' scope ofthe appended claims.

1. A tilting bracket for containers comprisin 'apair of rigid-spacedparallelchannel members forming trackways, a container support frame, a first set of pivotal connections for said frame comprising track runners supported by said frame at one end thereof and engaged slidably and tiltably in said trackways, and a second set of pivotal connections for said frame, each part of said second set of pivotal connections being arranged to connect said frame forwardly of said runners pivotally to a said channel member adjacent the top thereof.

2. A tilting bracket for containers comprising a pair of rigid spaced parallel channel members forming trackways, a container support frame, a first set of pivotal connections for said frame comprising track runners supported by said frame at one end thereof and engaged slidably and tiltably in said trackways, and a second set of pivotal connections for said frame, each part of said second set of pivotal connections being arranged to connect said frame at a point forwardly of said runners pivotally to a said channel member adjacent the top thereof, and container clamping arms carried by said frame.

3. A tilting bracket for containers comprising a pair of spaced vertical rigid channel members forming trackways, a frame member to support a container, a first set of pivotal connections for said frame comprising a pair of cars carried by said frame at one end thereof and depending downwardly therefrom, runner carried by said ears and slidably and tiltably engaged in said trackways, and a second set of pivotal connections for said frame, each part of said second set of pivotal connections comprising a link connected pivotally to the top of each channel member, supporting arms carried by said frame on opposite sides thereof, each link connected pivotally to a supporting arm, and container clamping means carried bycach said supporting arm.

4. A tilting bracket for containers comprising a pair of spaced vertical parallel channel members forming trackways, a container supporting frame disposed normally at substantially right angles to said channel members, a first set of pivotal connections for said frame each part of said first set comprising a slidable pivotal connection to connect said frame to said channel members, a second set of pivotal connections for said frame arranged to limit pivotal movement of said frame relative to said channel members beyond a predetermined point, and means carried by said frame to attach a container removably thereto, said frame slidably and pivotally movable relative to said channel members from a position substantially normal to said channel members through an arc of at least 90 relative thereto. a i

5. A tilting bracket according to claim 4 and wherein said slidable pivotal connection to connect said frame to said channel members is dis posed below the bottom of said frame whereby said frame is tilted downwardly in the direction of length of a' container supported therein when said frame is moved slidably and tiltably relative to said channel members to a position of maximum predetermined movement.

6. A tilting bracket for containers comprising a pair of spaced parallel vertical rigid channel members forming trackways, aframe to support a container, a slidable pivotal connection to connect one end of-said frame slidably and pivotally to said channel members, a pair of substantially V-shaped supporting arms connected pivotally to opposite sides of said frame, container clamping arms connected pivotally to said 'V-shaped arms, and other pivotal connections to connect pivotally said channel members to said supporting arms.

7. A tilting bracket according to claim and wherein said slidable pivotal connection to connect said frame to said channel members] is disposed below the bottom of said frame whereby said frame is tilted downwardly in the direction of length of a container supported therein when said frame is moved slidably and tiltably relative to said channel members to a position of maximum predetermined movement.

8. A tilting bracket for containers according to claim 6 and wherein an annular member arranged to be positioned over a container supported in said frame is connected releasably to said container clamping members.

9. In a tilting bracket for containers having a rigid main frame and a tiltable container support frame, the improvcment which includes a track channel formed in said main frame, a first pivot attached to one end of the container support frame and engaged slidably and pivotally with the track channel in said main frame, a supporting arm spaced from said first pivot and connected to said container support frame, and a link with a second pivot at one end and a third pivot at the other end, said second pivot engaging said supporting arm and said third pivot engaging said rigid main frame.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 307,929 Edwards Nov. 11, 1884 464,487 Allen Dec. 8, 1891 1,019,550 Stavely Mar. 5, 1912 1,188,610 Berger June 27, 1916 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 440,904 France July 24, 1912 

